The University of Sussex has selected Chartwells to run the cafes and restaurants, and provide hospitality and conferencing at its campus on the edge of Brighton.
New figures from NPD Group also forecast that the QSR sector could grow by 2% every year for the next three years.
The RP Global Sustainability Award was presented to the company at the Beyond London 2012 Awards, attended by Games leader Lord Coe and London Mayor Boris Johnson.
“We used Street Food Week as a way of highlighting some of the core values that underpin the company’s new Food is Everything brand.
Key to the initiative is the working relationship between service provider and client, according to catering manager Ewan Steele, who is helping to ensure the scheme happens.
Building on 20 years of cooperation in the UK, the new five-year agreement covers 15 food manufacturing and office locations in eight countries across Europe including the UK, Ireland, the Netherla
A key feature of the new food court, which is operated by SSP, is a selection of street food pop-up offerings, showcasing the best of the local culinary scene.
Dicks has returned to the UK from Ireland, where he was managing director of Sodexo Ireland, to take up the post.
The company behind it, Nestlé Professional, says it is a touch screen self-serve coffee machine that can deliver up to 400 drink varieties and is designed for use throughout the on-the-go coffee ma